Section 12Part 4 — Storage of Records
Storage of public records
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A public agency shall take all steps necessary to retain control of the public records for which it is responsible and to ensure their safe keeping.
A public agency which does not have sufficient and adequate storage facilities for the public records for which it is responsible shall procure such facilities by entering into —
arrangements with the National Archivist under this Part; or
such other arrangements as may be approved by the National Archivist.
Arrangements referred to in subsection (2) shall comply with any prescribed records management standard.
The public records for which a public agency is responsible, wherever stored, shall be arranged in such a manner as to facilitate efficient and timely access to them for any purpose necessary to the public agency, including compliance by the public agency with a requirement imposed on it by any Law that affords members of the public a right of access to public records.
Defined Terms
public agencypublic recordsNational Archivist
Cross References
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arrangements with the National Archivist under this Part